How do you celebrate after a big win?

Regardless of how a competition goes, I spend my time with my closest friends and family afterwards. We usually end up sitting around for hours chatting, often reflecting on our favourite moments from the competition.

It’s a really nice way to wind down after a pretty high-adrenaline day and also helps to remind me how lucky I am to compete in these competitions.

Being a competitive athlete comes with some hard times – can you tell us about the toughest moment of your career so far and how you navigated it?

The year building up to the Rio Olympics in 2016 was very difficult for me. Not only had I suffered an injury and had to go through rehab, but I lost some people close to me, so I was also grieving.

Mentally, I was consumed by my fear of failure and not making it to the Olympics. My confidence was low and I was absolutely exhausted because I was putting everything I could into achieving my dream, so I kept making mistakes at pivotal moments.

It was hard to believe I could achieve my goal of becoming an Olympian because I was struggling so much. I wasn’t happy at all. I think it’s the closest I’ve ever come to giving up. The good news: I found strength in the support from my family, friends, coach and wider team, and they helped me to find joy in my sport again. In the end, I made it to Rio and claimed a silver medal.

“I was absolutely exhausted”: Bryony Page on overcoming adversity to compete in Rio and preparing for this year’s Olympics in Paris